Congratulations to our July Artist of the Month, George Variames! George Variames is currently working as the music director for Miss Saigon: School Edition with NTPA Plano. George is a renowned vocal coach and pianist and is excited to be joining the NTPA team! George is originally from Chicago, Illinois, and completed [...]
North Texas Performing Arts, the largest non-profit youth theatre in the country announces the opening of its services in the Southlake/Grapevine area. Headquartered in Plano, TX, and celebrating it’s 30-year Anniversary, this new opening joins youth theatre locations in Plano, Fairview, Frisco and Dallas in offering performing arts productions and classes to families in [...]
Congratulations to NTPA Senior Director of Marketing, Lauren Boykin, for being selected by the Public Relations Society of America Dallas Chapter as a Top Young Professional in Marketing, Communications and Media. Lauren was chosen for the inaugural "40 Under 40" award for making an extraordinary impact on businesses, communities and the industry through [...]
NTPA Receives First Grant from National Endowment for the Arts Supporting Arts Programming for Youth and Adults with Cognitive Disabilities National Endowment for the Arts has awarded North Texas Performing Arts a grant for $10,000 in support of the NTPA - Starcatchers Summer Stage Series program for youth and adults with cognitive [...]
Congratulations to the NTPA Junior Theatre Festival Troupe! The JTF troupe traveled to Houston last week to learn and compete at Junior Theatre Festival West. The troupe was awarded the coveted Outstanding Production Award for their performance of a 15-minute selection from Seussical the Musical JR. This prestigious award was given to only 4 [...]
Together We Did Beat This!NTPA is please to announce the final of our 5-phase safety protocol drawdown and a complete return to normalcy on August 1!Thank you to our supporters, families, and staff for championing NTPA over the past year. It is because of your dedication that we can confidently say today that [...]
NTPA Safety Protocol Update The North Texas Performing Arts Covid-19 Task Force of 30 medical doctors, legal counsel, board members and others meets weekly to update our safety protocols so that we can provide the safest possible environment for our students and patrons. Those protocols have allowed us to reopen and enjoy over 35,000 [...]
Congratulations to our June Artist of the Month, Jason Villarreal! Jason began his journey with the performing arts studying the dance Ballet Folkorico in his hometown and Texas border city, Edinburg. In 2006, he moved to DFW to attend the University of Texas at Arlington where he graduated with a BFA in [...]
Kaitlyn Barnard Music Theory - Monday/Wednesday in Plano Explore Musical Theatre - Monday/Wednesday in Plano Musical Review Works of Sondheim - Tuesday/Thursday in Plano Christian Black Acting III - Monday/Wednesday in Plano Jeff Colangelo Intro to Stage Combat - Tuesday/Thursday in Plano Stage Combat Blade Work (Knives) - Tuesday/Thursday [...]
Congratulations to our May Artist of the Month, Denver Danyla! Denver is a Senior Resident Director at NTPA and has recently taken on the role of Director of Academy at Fairview. He received his BFA in Acting for Stage and Screen from Azusa Pacific University in Los Angeles. He found his passion [...]
